Patient-Reported Outcomes, Digital Health, and the Quest to Improve Health Equity.
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
; 43: e390678, 2023 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20241517
ABSTRACT
The theme of the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting is Partnering With Patients The Cornerstone of Cancer Care and Research. As we aim to partner with patients to improve their health care, digital tools have the potential to enhance patient-centered cancer care and make clinical research more accessible and generalizable. Using electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) to collect patients' reports of symptoms, functioning, and well-being facilitates patient-clinician communication and improves care and outcomes. Early studies suggest that racial and ethnic minority populations, older patients, and patients with less education may benefit even more from ePRO implementation. Clinical practices looking to implement ePROs can refer to the resources of the PROTEUS Consortium (Patient-Reported Outcomes Tools Engaging Users & Stakeholders). Beyond ePROs, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer practices have rapidly adopted other digital tools (eg, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring). As implementation grows, we must be aware of the limitations of these tools and implement them in ways to promote optimal function, access, and ease of use. Infrastructure, patient, provider, and system-level barriers need to be addressed. Partnerships across all levels can inform development and implementation of digital tools to meet the needs of diverse groups. In this article, we describe how we use ePROs and other digital health tools in cancer care, how digital tools can expand access to and generalizability of oncology care and research, and prospects for broader implementation and use.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Equity
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
EDBK_390678
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